A. Marisa Chun Attorney Biography - -
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Ms. Chun practices complex civil litigation with an emphasis on business disputes, consumer and unfair business practices actions, appellate litigation, and employment law.
General Civil Litigation
Ms. Chun has handled a wide variety of cases in the trial and appellate courts, both state and federal, including disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, business torts, trade secrets, unfair competition, securities, professional malpractice, First Amendment, and antitrust claims.
She has prevailed on behalf of clients in numerous dispositive motions and at trial.
Clients represented include businesses, banks, new media, telecommunications and software companies, retailers, start-ups, commercial landlords and tenants, law firms and nonprofit organizations.
Class Action and Unfair Business Practices Litigation
Ms. Chun defends business clients in consumer class action litigation and against claims of unfair and fraudulent business practices.
Representative matters include winning a dispositive motion in an action alleging unfair business practices, antitrust and consumer protection law violations; resolving an unfair business practices action prosecuted by a municipality for a fraction of the demanded tens of millions of dollars in penalties; and the defense of clients in various consumer class actions alleging unfair service rates or late fees, false advertising, price fixing and violations of consumer protection laws.
Employment
Ms. Chun defends employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour, whistleblower and other types of disputes.
She has prevailed at trial and at administrative hearings on wage and hour claims; has won summary judgment on sexual harassment, sex discrimination, constructive discharge, and tort claims; and has secured highly favorable pre- and post-litigation settlements in favor of employers.
Ms. Chun also counsels employers, with the goal of avoiding or minimizing litigation risk, and provides clients sexual and other harassment prevention training.
Ms. Chun also represents individuals with respect to the negotiation of employment agreements and severance packages.
Professional Activities
Ms. Chun is a Lawyer Representative for the Northern District of California to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and a mediator for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
She is a past Chair of the State Bar of California's Committee on Federal Courts, past Chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco's Litigation Section, and a past President of the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California.
San Francisco Magazine named Ms. Chun as a "Northern California Super Lawyer" in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
In 2004, Ms. Chun was also honored as one of 22 Best Lawyers Under 40 by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA).
She has been a speaker or moderator on issues such as prevailing on summary judgment, misdated stock options, alternative dispute resolution, and employment law.
Ms. Chun also provides pro bono assistance to indigent persons as part of her practice.
From 1992 to 1996, Ms. Chun served as a Trial Attorney and Senior Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, joining as part of the Attorney General's Honors Program.
She investigated and prosecuted public employers across the country, with respect to violations of Title VII and other civil rights laws.
She was honored with a Special Commendation for Outstanding Service (1996) and a Special Achievement Award (1995).
Ms. Chun is the author of "Unfulfilled Promises: School Finance Remedies & State Courts," 104 Harvard Law Review 1072 (1991) and Case Comment, "Tort Law -Employment Discrimination - Court Refuses to Recognize Discrimination-Based Abusive Discharge Claim," 103 Harvard Law Review 1732 (1990).
Ms. Chun was also an award-winning television reporter and legal commentator for the CBS-TV affiliate in Spokane, Washington, and a Coro Public Affairs Fellow in Los Angeles.
Education
Ms. Chun received her B.A. from Yale University, summa cum laude, in 1987.
She graduated from Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 1991, where she served as Developments Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
From 1991 to 1992, Ms. Chun served as a law clerk to the Hon. Robert Boochever of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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